Old and New [Todd]

Thoughts and an announcement on this last day of 2009. -What an incredible year at NLC! In spite of the biggest economic challenge I have ...

What's Up And What's Ahead [Todd]

For most of us this is about the two craziest weeks of the year. In the spirit of Christmas and of short attention spans and very limited ti...

Christmas Eve at Next Level

Christmas Eve at Next Level Church from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo .

The Slingshot Incident (Jared)

We don't often just come out and say it around here, but I think I'm gonna go ahead and do it. Yup, here it goes: You missed it. I c...

New Gear (Robbie)

Hey NLC Peeps! You asked for it...so we delivered. We have some new t-shirts for you to help you "represent" NLC during the week ...

Things I Am Excited About [Todd]

-The Christmas season, where everyone is just a little more spiritually sensitized and open. -A new John Irving novel. -Starbucks Christ...

Unwrapped [Todd]

Super-excited about the start of our new Christmas mini-series this weekend - UNWRAPPED. The series is all about seeing Jesus as He really i...

Family Dedication

At NLC, we love the opportunity we have to pray over and partner with families who are raising their kids under God's principles! We do...

Rice & Beans!

Nothing Like a Good Parody

NLC Survey: It Was My Idea from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo .

You Asked For It

Next Level Church exists to help you take the next step in your relationship with God. One of the ways that we do this is by crafting teac...

Give Love Away 2009 Progress

Car Repair Day from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo .

Yes, That Was A Harley In Church [Todd]

...and no I did not ride it in myself to demonstrate how hip I am (that would have been so circa church a la 1995)... We brought the Harle...

Carolina, Carolina, & Confidence...(ROBBIE)

Through this incredible new series we've been doing called "I Dare You," I've been gaining some completely new perspective...

Doubt

This past weekend, we spent some time talking about Moses... you know, the guy who helped free Israel from slavery in Egypt. Most people who...

I Dare You: The Backstory [Todd]

There is a backstory to our current teaching series, I DARE YOU. In addition to its stated purpose - taking a look at what the Bible says ...

A Bias For Action [Todd]

Every effective leader, parent, employee, or pastor has at least one thing in common. They each have a relentless bias for action. At ev...

The Reason for Pastafarianism

So we totally referenced the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) in the service Sunday and it was pretty hilarious. Besides all th...

Early Returns For Give Love Away 2009 [Todd]

OK, OK... I know many of you have been waiting for a report on Challenge Sunday for Give Love Away 2009. How did we do?, you ask. What...

Brand New Series

Starting this weekend at Next Level Church... the stories of 5 people in the Bible who stepped way out and made huge, life-altering decision...

Our Purpose Is Giving Love Away [Todd]

I have this flu that is going around, I think. For one thing, I feel terrible and for another thing I slept for an hour and a half Thursday....

Greater Things Have Yet To Come...(ROBBIE)

For those of you who were in service this past Sunday, you know that there is one song that has practically become the anthem of Give Love A...

Give Love Away 2009 Homestretch [Todd]

Amazing day yesterday as we celebrated the ultimate call of God as it relates to our "stuff": Everything I am and everything I hav...

Give Love Away: Guest Blog by Melissa Jackson

As I sit typing this blog post our Home Repair Team is meeting in the town of Stallings at an elderly woman’s home, replacing her roof. This...

My Very Best Contribution [Todd]

So, we are nearing the homestretch of Give Love Away 2009, the season where we are hoping and praying that God will unleash an unprecedented...

Changing a City

This weekend, we are going to be learning even more about Give Love Away, and I am excited for reasons that go far beyond facts and figures....

Give Love Away 2009 - FAQ's (Todd)

Here are the answers to five of the most commonly asked questions about Give Love Away 2009: 1. Is Challenge Day on October 11 a one time ev...

The Four Month Tithe Challenge [Todd]

One of the best parts of Give Love Away 2009 is the Four Month Tithe Challenge. In a nutshell, if you commit to tithe (at least ten percent ...

The Last Ten Percent [Todd]

During our LEGENDARY series, I taught on the concept of "the last 10 percent" as it relates to relationships. The idea is that m...

Give Love Away 2009 Prayer [Todd]

Tomorrow, we are beginning one of the most important three week stretches of our year - Give Love Away 2009. On October 11, we will give our...

A Legendary Five Weeks

I love my job. Seriously. How many church worship pastors get to play, in five consecutive weeks, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith, O...

Announcements

Announcements 09-23-09 from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo .

Legendary Friends [Todd]

Excited about Life Group signup Sunday tomorrow, and I am especially excited that even before signup Sunday we have nearly 300 people alread...

What's Next

September 16th Announcement Video from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo .

Stress Management

I've had an incredibly busy week and I still have some major issues that need to be resolved, ministry-wise, before the weekend. It'...

Remembrance [Todd]

Today is the eighth anniversary of the horrors of September 11, 2001. Today we will hear the words "memory" and "remember&q...

The Best Start

Starting Point from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo . Next Level Church is just never going to be one of those churches that just does stuff for ...

Video Announcements

09-09-09 Video Announcements from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo .

Jesus' Day Job

(Wanna see the new Life Group video? Click here! ) It's a funny thing to teach a message on work when a big part of your work is teachin...

Life Group Fun

Life Groups (In the Movies) from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo .

When To Take A Risk [Todd]

I am a huge fan of the management guru and researcher Jim Collins, the cat who wrote Good To Great and Built To Last . One of my most che...

True Stories Are the Best Kind

We could sit here and tell you about how Give Love Away 2009 is coming and how you should be getting excited because God has promised that H...

Where's Your Moleskine? [Todd)

I've been in love with a certain kind of journal for a long time. They are called Moleskines, they are really cool, and you can read abo...

Friday Notes [Todd]

Excited about rolling into week two of LEGENDARY. Here are a few things I am thinking about this Friday afternoon... -So awesome to see the ...

The Pursuit [Doug Irvin]

It’s ingrained in us: constantly pursue more, win more, get more, make more. We are inundated with commercials that tell us that if we buy t...

NEED FUEL? (GUEST POST: ROBBIE)

It seems I never like to answer that question honestly. My wife and I are unequivocally the worlds WORST judges when it comes to how many mi...

Coming Soon (Jared)

Video Announcements: Week of August 24th from NextLevelChurch on Vimeo .

Monday Reflections [Todd]

I'm trying to write a 'download' post every Sunday night, but yesterday morning at Next Level was so off the charts great I want...

Invest and Invite to Rock Out! (Jared)

So for some reason I've been more excited about Legendary than any series we've done at Next Level in a long time. Why is that? Sim...

///LEGENDARY///

Are. you. ready...can. you. feel. it...the BIGGEST SERIES OF THE YEAR IS HERE...it's time for... L E G E N D A R Y !!! Normally, we wo...

Tuesday Video Blog

Video Blog 8-18-09 from Jared Kirk on Vimeo . So I'm posting this at 9:50pm at night because Harrison is out of town. I thought that i...

Baptism Yesterday [Todd]

There's nothing more moving, nothing more significant, nothing more elemental in the life of a new Christ-follower than baptism: the mom...

Sunday Reflections [Todd]

Today was one of the top three days in Next Level's history, in my humble opinion. Here's why.. -Dozens of people baptized. That NEV...

What Season Is It? [Todd]

I like seasons. One of the best parts about living in the Southeast is getting all four seasons. Fall and spring are the best in my view (an...

BACKPACK PROJECT [MELISSA J]

Guest Blogger: Melissa Jackson The idea of one church adopting an entire school is a big undertaking, especially when the school has 600 stu...

An Old Friend This Sunday [Todd]

Very excited that Dan Southerland will be teaching at NLC this Sunday - his topic is biblical community through the lens of cigar-smoking, a...

Sunday Recap on Monday [Todd]

One of the great things about our team at NLC is that I can be gone on a Sunday without a second thought as to whether or not things will co...

Friday Notes [Todd]

-NLC...you guys are amazing! 320 of our backpacks for the Rock Rest kids were taken this past Sunday, getting us well on our way to 560. Let...

Justice Project Gives:Love Too [Todd]

As NLC moves into a season of tremendous emphasis on the Give:Love Project through the launch of our Home and Car Repair teams, the massive ...

Emotion [Todd]

Everyone who hangs out with the NLC staff for a while knows that we (at least most of us) are geeks when it comes to personality and tempera...

The Things We Do - Communion [Todd]

Looking forward to the launch of our new series AND to celebrating Communion this coming Sunday at NLC. We are adding and changing some elem...
 

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